You're Paying Too Much For Car Insurance: Here's How to Save Money

Everyone's Talkin' Money

Shari Rash

Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Get this - you are probably paying too much for your car insurance. On this episode, Nicole Beck, Head of Communications at The Zebra, will change how you feel about car insurance and show you real tips to save money right now. In this episode, Nicole shares the four biggest factors that go into what you pay, why having the cheapest policy isn’t always the best, when to shop for new insurance, how to save money right away, and what the heck to do if you’re actually in an accident. You have full permission to pause and grab your car insurance policy. This is one of those episodes where you’ll learn everything about car insurance that no one taught you. LINKS The Zebra How to Save Money article CONNECT WITH SHANNAH Freebie - 10 Money Questions to Ask Yourself Free Money Guide https://etmpod.link/10moneyq Follow me on Instagram Leave a 5-star Review here https://ratethispodcast.com/etm. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@EveryonesTalkinMoney SPONSORS Thanks to ASPCA for sponsoring the show. To explore coverage, visit ASPCApetinsurance.com/ETM. Thanks to Notion for sponsoring the show. Notion is my go-to tool for managing notes, to do lists, and action items. Try Notion for free when you go to Notion.com/ETM. Thanks to OneSkin for sponsoring the show. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code ETM at https://www.oneskin.co/ Thanks to Quince for sponsoring the show. Go to http://www.quince.com/etm for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Thanks to NerdWallet for sponsoring the show. Don’t wait to make smart financial decisions. Compare and find smarter credit cards, savings accounts, and more today at www.nerdwallet.com. Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. Thanks to EarnIn for sponsoring the show. Just download the EarnIn app in Google Play of the Apple App store and use code Talkin Money under Podcast. Thanks to Noom for sponsoring the show. Start taking control of your weight management and join the millions who have lost weight with Noom. Sign up for your TRIAL today at www.noom.com. Thanks to ButcherBox for sponsoring the show. Sign up today at www.butcherbox.com/etm and use code ETM to get $20 off your first order. Thanks to DelelteMe for sponsoring the show. Today get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.JoinDeleteMe.com/ETM and use promo code ETM at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Blanket rule is to shop around every six to 12 months because that is about how often car insurance companies actually change their pricing models, their algorithms, if you will, yeah.
0:19.8	Welcome to everyone's talking money podcast. I'm your host, Shawna Game. There's no judgment,
0:26.6	no dumb questions, just smart conversations about you and your money. So come on in and grab a seat.
0:33.3	Everyone is welcome here.
0:40.5	So if you've been listening to this show for a while, you know that I love to travel
0:44.2	and really hope to get back to traveling soon.
0:48.5	But when I do travel, I always check comparison sites like kayak, Expedia, TripAdvisor, all my favorite
0:57.0	sites to find the best deals because you know I love to have fun, but I also love to save
1:02.5	money. So I thought, why not do the same for your car insurance? This episode might feel like
1:09.7	I'm trying to force feed you your veggies, but I promise talking about car insurance. This episode might feel like I'm trying to force feed you your veggies, but I promise
1:12.8	talking about car insurance with Nicole Beck, who is head of communications at The Zebra,
1:18.8	will change how you feel. So Nicole is sharing the four biggest factors that go into what you
1:25.2	pay for car insurance. Why having the cheapest policy isn't always the
1:29.5	best idea? When to shop for new insurance, this will blow your mind. How to save money right away,
1:35.7	and what the heck to do if you're actually in a car accident? You have full permission to hit the
1:41.2	pause button right now, go grab your car insurance policy,
1:49.1	and follow along. This is one of the episodes where you're going to learn everything about car insurance that nobody taught to you. All right, let's get talking. All right, Nicole, I am so
1:55.2	excited to have you on the show today. Not only are we talking about money, we're talking about
1:59.0	car insurance. So it might feel like we're
2:02.3	like eating our veggies as well, but this is real life stuff that I think is really important and we need
2:08.2	to talk about this. So I'm hoping we can make this both educational and a little bit entertaining.
2:14.2	I agree. It's not super glamorous, but I think it will be super helpful. It's funny, like, car insurance is one of those things that we get it when we first start driving a car and then we tend to not think about it ever again. I know that it took me until I was getting my CFP that I was like, oh, you know what? I should actually, I should actually
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